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Discord and Mercor investor Niko Bonatsos departs General Catalyst, plans new VC firm
Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm's seed investing strategy.
View the articleLarry Page loosens business ties to CA amid state’s proposed wealth tax, report
Larry Page is reportedly moving assets out of California over concern the state will vote in a tax on billionaires.
View the articleYes, LinkedIn banned AI agent startup Artisan, but now it’s back
Several viral posts noticed that Artisan was banned. But the CEO tells us it wasn't for the reasons many thought.
View the articleGrok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
View the articleRoku’s $3 streaming service Howdy will be coming to other platforms, CEO says
At CES 2026, Anthony Wood, Roku's founder, chairman, and CEO, offered a hint about the future of the company's newest streaming channel, Howdy, and its ambition to become a broader competitor in the m...
View the articleOpenAI unveils ChatGPT Health, says 230 million users ask about health each week
The feature, which is expected to roll out in the coming weeks, will offer a dedicated space for conversations with ChatGPT about health.
View the articleStone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work Launches at MIT
Recent launch event for the center featured discussions on pro-worker AI, wealth inequality, and the future of liberal democracy.
View the articleLux Capital lands $1.5B for its largest fund ever
The 25-year-old firm is an early investor in Anduril, Applied Intuition, and Runway AI.
View the articleAMC previews its new show, ‘The Audacity,’ focused on Silicon Valley
As one of the show's actors, Billy Magnussen, noted, "Silicon Valley is one of those times in our modern era which is defining humanity. And what better place to make a dark comedy than in that place ...
View the articleDiscord’s IPO could happen in March
Discord reportedly filed confidential IPO paperwork and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March.
View the articleShopify competitor Swap raises $100M six months after raising $40M
VC firms DST Global and Iconiq are piling into e-commerce startup Swap Commerce, which is going up against Shopify.
View the articleAI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions
An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence.
View the articleWhere VCs think AI startups can win, even with OpenAI in the game
Vanessa Larco, partner at Premise and former partner at NEA, thinks 2026 will finally be the year of consumer AI. Larco, who’s been investing in consumer and prosumer for years, thinks we’re abo...
View the articleAnthropic reportedly raising $10B at $350B valuation
Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, marking its third mega-round in a year.
View the articleSkylight debuts Calendar 2 to keep your family organized
Skylight, known for its digital picture frame, has a new digital product that puts software and AI at the center.
View the articleGoogle Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes
Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students.
View the articleCaterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia's physical AI platform.
View the articleHow Quilt solved the heat pump’s biggest challenge
Quilt's heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems.
View the articleWhatsApp rolls out new group chat features, including member tags
You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are.
View the articleSpotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends
You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji.
View the articleWarner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’
The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.
View the articleSpotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts
Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days.
View the articleIntel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation
Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A.
View the articleRoblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat
Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group.
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